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title: Is obesity connected to having more PMS symptoms? | Niyora
description: Yes, women with obesity are more likely to have PMS than women with normal weight. This happens because obesity increases estrogen production, which triggers
url: https://niyora.com/research/papers/hubungan-obesitas-dengan-premenstrual-syndrome-2023/
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Survey study, 2023

# Is obesity connected to having more PMS symptoms?

Yes, women with obesity are more likely to have PMS than women with normal weight. This happens because obesity increases estrogen production, which triggers PMS symptoms.

 Moderate study design

Review of studies examining women with obesity and women with normal weight.

## What they did

This literature review searched research on obesity and PMS using Google Scholar and PubMed. Researchers examined existing studies to understand if obesity is related to PMS.

## What they found

The review found that women with obesity have higher rates of PMS compared to women with normal weight. Obesity increases a hormone called androstenedion, which increases estrogen, triggering PMS symptoms. However, some studies showed different results, possibly because they included few obese participants.

## What it means for you

Obesity may be a risk factor for PMS through hormone changes. The main limit is that some research disagreed with this finding, possibly due to small numbers of obese participants in those studies.

7-10

Days before menstruation when PMS appears

## About the study

Original title Hubungan Obesitas dengan Premenstrual Syndrome Authors Samuel Nico Lunardi, Flora Rumiati, Marcel Antoni et al. Journal Jurnal Kedokteran Meditek Year 2023 Study design Survey study What was tested None (literature review) Open access Yes Read the paper [doi.org/10.36452/jkdoktmeditek.v29i2.2424](https://doi.org/10.36452/jkdoktmeditek.v29i2.2424)

## Topics

[Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)](https://niyora.com/research/topics/condition-pms/)

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